<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/blogs/news-links/2025/september/2025-09-04.aspx" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>09/04/2025</pubDate><title>News Links | Sept. 4, 2025</title><description>Brittany Palm-Flawd: BTC Hatchery | CAP at Edmonds College gives workers an upper hand in the job market, at no cost | Lower Columbia College’s Head Start has seen a chaotic year | Preparing for Workforce Pell | Spokane Community College to launch nursing program in Stevens County to address healthcare shortage</description><author>SBCTC Communications</author><category>Bellingham Technical College, Edmonds College, Lower Columbia College, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Spokane Colleges, Spokane Community College</category><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>ousearch_tags_News Links</tag></tags></item>